fishballer06

The worms you refer to are only $7.49 on TW and they're just a Yamamoto worm that Daiwa has had their name slapped on it. Daiwa is not manufacturing plastics.

A fishes strike zone can vary upon mood and water clarity. If the fish are active, they might swim 10-20 feet to bite something. Other times, they might only move a foot. Water clarity is another factor too. In dirty water, a fish isn't going to swim 15 feet to something that it can't see, so you'll have to put it right by their nose.

A swim jig with a Rage Menace grub on the back has been a hot bait for me this summer. I like using the swim jig on pressured waters where the fish see lots of flashy (spinnerbait) or hard thumping (chatterbait) lures all the time. It's a much more subtle presentation. Great thing about a swim jig is fishing it around isolated large clumps of grass. I can flip it into a mat, hop it once or twice, then pull it out and swim it around the edges of the mat. You'll catch fish both ways doing this.

I watched his video's, but I discredited everything whenever he used an Ugly Stick rod to test a Metanium...

I've got a tournament on Erie this weekend so I stopped by my local F&S. Does anyone know if these are good baits for smallmouth?

I've been fishing the Neko rig a bunch this year and it has produced. The chicken rig is nearly the same other than how the hook is setup. I see no reason why it wouldn't work.

Such is the fishing market. Everyone gets their slice of the pie every once and a while.

No clue what it is, but if you want a quality buzzbait, then you want a Cavitron.

DT's, XD's, and DD's. Sounds like you have the deep cranking game figured out.

I've about been thrown in a few times from this. Standing on that back little step pad on the back corner of the boat and whomp...

I guessed 75 lbs on my Fantasy Fishing predicition, but 90 pounds is just amazing. Makes you wonder about Brandon Palaniuk. He had 15-15 and was in 72nd on day one. He finished 3rd with 82 pounds event. Had he had a better first day, he would have been right on pace with KVD.

I finished in the 95th percentile this event. Had Pipkens and Feider not slipped, I'd really be up there. Regardless, this event moved my season from the 89th%, to 94th%. As for our BR Crew standings, I'm in 7th and less than 200 points out of first. Our top 11 guys are all within 340 points of first place. These last couple events could really shake up our standings.

VMC Boxer jig head in 1/8oz is the ticket.

All 5 of my guy's are in the top 30 and I'm at the 98th percentile. Solid event for me.

I can't give out my spots, but I'll tell you that I don't fish any rivers.

Another yinzer. Welcome! The big girls are still biting around here. Caught this one last week.

Palaniuk has over 19 pounds today already. Currently sitting in 13th.

Why not get another 70 if you like it so much? It's a solid reel at a solid price.

May he rest in peace... I'd try making up a sob, sentimental story about the lure and ask the pond owner if you could take your kayak out just to get the lure off the tree. If he's that picky about his pond, he might not want lures hanging off the trees in his pond.

A few reasons why some of the pro's fish the opens. 1. Cheap(er) entry fee 2. Chance to win some decent money 3. Good practice because most of the open events are held on lakes that host Elite events 4. They're regional, and some pro's who live local to certain lakes may feel that they have a home water advantage 5. If they win, they qualify for the Classic

Looks like a group of pro's are getting together and fishing an international tournament in South Africa. How do you like our odds at this one with this squad?

This sounds like a question for ***... And in true *** fashion, everything should be paid for with cash.

I do, but the rods I use are a little out of your price range. I recommend the Dobyns Champion 765CB or 805CB, but they run around $250. You can find them on sale down around $210-220 during some of the various holiday sales that the online stores have. Maybe someone else on here can recommend something more in your price range.

A 5:1 ratio reel will greatly reduce the wear and tear on your body, and it will make dragging big billed cranks through the water a breeze. As for rods, 7' minimum, but I would go 7'6". It will help you get more distance and it will handle heavier cranks better during the cast. Plus you can drop the tip further down in the water during the retrieve to help the bait get down even further. As for the material, I prefer graphite over glass. It's much more sensitive than glass and it's also much lighter. With today's technology, you can easily get a graphite cranking rod with the same slower action as a glass rod. I've tried both materials and I'll take a graphite rod 10 out of 10 times. However, some guys still prefer a glass rod so you will get some opinions from guys suggesting them.

2oz swimbaits and 10oz swimbaits will likely require two different rods. I can't comment on the model you mentioned, but Okuma has an awesome warranty, and I know many guys on here recommend Okuma swimbait rods.